Polity Kingdom of Kano

This article is about the specific polity Kingdom of Kano and therefore only includes events related to its territory and not to its possessions or colonies. If you are interested in the possession, this is the link to the article about the nation which includes all possessions as well as all the different incarnations of the nation.

If you are looking for the page with the statistics about this polity you can find it here: All Statistics

The Kingdom of Kano was a Hausa kingdom in the north of what is now Northern Nigeria that dates back before 1000 AD.

Establishment

  • January 1001: The Kingdom of Kano was a Hausa kingdom in the north of what is now Northern Nigeria that dates back before 1000 AD.

Chronology

Interactive Chronologies with maps are available in the section Changes Navigation

Disestablishment

  • January 1351: In the 1350s, after conquering Rano and Santolo, Ali Yaji made Islam the state religion and proclaimed Kano an Islamic sultanate.